Improvement in fastenings for the tips of billiard-cues



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIvER c. WILBUR, JR., OE PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN FASTENINGS FOR THE TIPS 0F BILLIARD-CUES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 110,883, dated January10, 1871.

To all whom fit may concern.'

Be it known that I, OLIVER C. WILBUR, J r., of the city and county ofProvidence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in the Mode of Fastening Tips on Billiard-Cues; and I dohereby declare that the following -is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing,making a part of this specification, in which- Y Figure l represents theend of a billiardcue with my improved tip attached. Figs. 2 and 3 aredetailed parts.

My invention consists in the mode of fastening tips on billiard-cues, tobe easily attached without the use of cement or glue, and removed atpleasure without injury.

To enable others skilled in the art to manufacture and use my invention,I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A, Fig. 2, is a metallic socket, split at one end longitudinally, andopened to form a spring in securing it in the end of a billiardcue.

B B', Fig. 3, are two pieces of leather, made with countersunk holes forthe head of screw C, and when the leathers are fastened together, asrepresented in Fig. 2, (having screw C attached,) it forms a tip, to bescrewed to socket A, a screw being cut in the socket to match. Theleathers may be cemented or glued together, as well as screwed on thethreads of screw G. A short screw is made on the head of C, to secure Bmore firm.

To use my invention a hole is made in the end of a billiard-cue, thesocket A is sprung or screwed into this hole 5 bring the end of socket Aeven or iiush with the end of the cue. The end of screw Gis entered andturned into the socket, bringing the tip hard against the end of thecue, as shown in Fig. l, thus securing the tip, and making it firm toresist the blows in playing the game of billiards.

I am aware tips have been made and fastened to billiard-cues before myinvention.

My invention relates to the mode of fastening screw G to the leathers BB', in connection with socket A.

WhatI claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, 1s-

The split socket A, in combination with a screw-tip, C, all as hereindescribed, and for the purpose specified.

- OLIVER O. WILBUR, JR.

Witnesses:

Guns. L. SPENCER, J. ERAsTUs LESTER.

